Portrait of Edward Earle

Acting

Edward Earle

Career

Active from 1913 to 1951, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Wind
The Wind
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 76 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edward Earle Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Dark Humor
    1.7, average 2.8
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Pulp Adventure 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2
  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

213
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

26 titles ยท average score 61
The Deputy
The Deputy (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Judge R. A. Jenson

Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Secretary of Interior

Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

as Colonel Washburn

The Bob Cummings Show
The Bob Cummings Show (1955)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as The Judge

Crossroads
Crossroads (1955)

TV show

Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Priest

You Are There
You Are There (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as General Marcy / President Woodrow Wilson

The Stranger Wore a Gun
The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)
GoodWatch score 44

as Jeb

Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Third Mailman / Caldwell

The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Randall

The Big Gusher
The Big Gusher (1951)

as Oil Man

Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
GoodWatch score 69

as Footman (uncredited)

1940s

66 titles ยท average score 63
Dragnet
Dragnet (1947)

as District Attorney

The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as Steese - Bank (uncredited)

The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
GoodWatch score 81

as Doctor (uncredited)

The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jed Adams

Purity Squad
Purity Squad (1945)

as Judge (uncredited)

I Accuse My Parents
I Accuse My Parents (1944)
GoodWatch score 24

as Judge

Bordertown Gun Fighters
Bordertown Gun Fighters (1943)

as Dan Forrester

So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
GoodWatch score 85

as Doctor (Uncredited)

Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe (1941)
GoodWatch score 74

as Radio Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Before I Hang
Before I Hang (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dr. Nichols

Dark Command
Dark Command (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

as Town Leader

I Love You Again
I Love You Again (1940)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mr. Watkins - Man in Bar on Ship (uncredited)

1930s

78 titles ยท average score 60
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

as Reporter (uncredited)

Mandrake the Magician
Mandrake the Magician (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dr. Andre Bennett

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Bank Manager (uncredited)

Phantom Ranger
Phantom Ranger (1938)

as Matthews

Sky Racket
Sky Racket (1937)

as FBI Chief Maddox

The Devil Diamond
The Devil Diamond (1937)

as Arthur Stevens

Headline Crasher
Headline Crasher (1937)

as Atwood

Mystery Mountain
Mystery Mountain (1934)

as Frank Blayden

Alimony Madness
Alimony Madness (1933)

as Joel Mason

Rule 'Em and Weep
Rule 'Em and Weep (1932)

Writer

Second Honeymoon
Second Honeymoon (1930)

as Jim Huntley

Phantom of the Desert
Phantom of the Desert (1930)

as Dan Denton

1920s

28 titles ยท average score 72
Spite Marriage
Spite Marriage (1929)
GoodWatch score 82

as Lionel Benmore

Kid Gloves
Kid Gloves (1929)

as Penny

The Wind
The Wind (1928)
GoodWatch score 90

as Beverly

Runaway Girls
Runaway Girls (1928)

as Varden

Spring Fever
Spring Fever (1927)
GoodWatch score 56

as Johnson

Twelve Miles Out
Twelve Miles Out (1927)
GoodWatch score 61

as John Burton

A Captain's Courage
A Captain's Courage (1926)

as Captain Plum

The Family Secret
The Family Secret (1924)

as Garry Holmes

The Man Who Played God
The Man Who Played God (1922)

as Philip Stevens

Passion Fruit
Passion Fruit (1921)

as Pierce Lamont

High Speed
High Speed (1920)

as Billy Brice

The Law of the Yukon
The Law of the Yukon (1920)

as Morgan Kleath

1910s

15 titles
The Miracle of Love
The Miracle of Love (1919)

as Howard McClintock

A Little Ouija Work
A Little Ouija Work (1918)

as Edward

Mammon and the Archer
Mammon and the Archer (1918)

as Richard Rockwell

The Barrier
The Barrier (1917)

Director of Photography

The Beautiful Lie
The Beautiful Lie (1917)

as Paul Vivian

The Great Bradley Mystery
The Great Bradley Mystery (1917)

as Collier

For France
For France (1917)

as Edward Ackland

The Innocence of Ruth
The Innocence of Ruth (1916)

as Jimmy Carter

The Light of Happiness
The Light of Happiness (1916)

as Lowell Van Orden

Through Turbulent Waters
Through Turbulent Waters (1915)

as Frank Wentworth

Ransom's Folly
Ransom's Folly (1915)

as Lieutenant Ranson

An Hour Before Dawn
An Hour Before Dawn (1913)

as Prof. Wallace - The Inventor